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Derek Cianfrance began making movies at age 13. He later attended The University of Colorado where he studied under avant-garde film legends Stan Brakhage and Phil Solomon. His first three films, 'Five O'clock Shadow', 'Raw Footage', and Brother Tied (1998) , won consecutive Goldfarb Awards for best film.
- Writer, Producer, Director
- January 23, 1974
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Derek M. Cianfrance (/ ˈ s iː ə n f r æ n s /; born January 23, 1974) is an American film director, cinematographer, screenwriter, and editor. He is best known for writing and directing the films Blue Valentine , The Place Beyond the Pines and The Light Between Oceans as well as the HBO miniseries I Know This Much Is True .
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- 1998–present
- Shannon Plumb
- University of Colorado Boulder
7 titles. 1. Brother Tied (1998) 109 min | Drama. 7.8. Rate. When Cal's brother Aaron forms a disliking towards Cal's new friend, suddenly they find their fraternal connection fading away which poses a big problem for them both. Director: Derek Cianfrance | Stars: Christina Chang, Gary Cianfrance, John Whaley, Jacques Scott. Votes: 71. 2.
5 titles. 1. Brother Tied (1998) 109 min | Drama. 7.8. Rate. When Cal's brother Aaron forms a disliking towards Cal's new friend, suddenly they find their fraternal connection fading away which poses a big problem for them both. Director: Derek Cianfrance | Stars: Christina Chang, Gary Cianfrance, John Whaley, Jacques Scott. Votes: 71. 2.
- 4 The Light Between Oceans
- 3 I Know This Much Is True
- 2 The Place Beyond The Pines
- 1 Blue Valentine
Based on a 2012 novel by M. L. Stedman, The Light Between Oceansis perhaps Cianfrance’s most straightforward project to date. While it certainly does not lack any of the emotional resonance of his more experimental projects, the film proceeds like a typical period romance with a good deal of melodrama. Those willing to engage with the slower pacing...
I Know This Much Is Truecertainly contains the best performance that Cianfrance has ever gotten out of an actor; the six-part HBO miniseries stars Mark Ruffaloin a dual role as the identical twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey. Thomas is a paranoid schizophrenic who is able to live a relatively normal life, but after a violent incident when h...
The Place Beyond the Pinesis Cianfrance’s epic crime masterpiece, as he shows how events ripple across three generations between a pair of fathers and sons. Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper star as the stunt driver-turned robber Luke Glanton and the career cop Avery Cross, respectively, whose paths cross in a frantic heist getaway. Their fates are f...
While it is among the most depressing films ever made, Blue Valentineis essential viewing for any cinephile. Not only does Cianfrance cut to the core of how difficult marriage can be, but he effectively utilizes nonlinear storytelling techniques to subvert expectations of the standard breakup movie. The film explores the relationship between the me...
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Aug 30, 2016 · For his first film since 2012’s “Pines,” Cianfrance has taken on M.L. Stedman’s best-selling novel “The Light Between Oceans,” a tearjerker that rarely lets up on an emotionally ...
